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wt*k*im m*m inw the term of ihe western carolinian arc g per annum or g 50 if hold in advance .. n " iv'l'.i'(t.i l r,iirt ; wii w.ipvi tftt.'pbwfi aii ariliemenu will bo inmrted at rfty cents u'i's(;u;ire lurl'ne lilsl iim-rllim mid iweiity-livc cent for each subsequent one all letter addressed to the pdltor must be postpaid nr llie.v will not be intended to i â– 8 senatolts tho following will show when the ntt,tnii , i>nr;iy 1 ii-b f e appointed will expire in i8st â€” messrs holmes mills rnv bins edward of con van huron mc ilvaine plndliy clayton smith han tlolpli l'.aion ruggle noble reed benton seymour 1839 â€” messrs chandler bell lloyd knlghti dlcker.on taaowell van l>yke branch hayne cobb ohnson of ky white john.on of lou william i thome king in 18.11 â€” messrs woodbury willcy i base siinilfoid murks chamber her lien rowan harrison hendricks kane i'iclicns hanoi mai on harper doll lii.ny norfolk herald r.r.xim-.to i ken may 2j l itmoboam o i'll ( li.xl 1,1 i ol shurpe w.e l ,â€ž,â€ž,... u ciose on i n lay ovenlng la.t the jury wÂ«m oui about i o'clock and in bss than nt hour returned with a verdct of guilty we ure informed thrprisoncr received it with consiileruble ortittule the evi dence was vcrv suing ntruinst him it was in proof dial ie hud made threats against col sharp life some lime be fore the muraer wis committed â€” that on his return hi r.'toul tho very man in whose presence ie had nude lhe llircut thnt he nail been 0 frankfort and carried home the tidjiagoj li'ar mid victory und when uskid the news made no mention of sharp dentil firtbcr tlinii might be inferred from ihe rimark about the red jht c mrs sharp wear lo his voice in tho most pointer and direct manner and says his sizi corresponds the whole fabrication olcol sharp's murder hiiving been tho resill of political ani mosity and of patrici ii ll.irby's being in anv wny concerned is completed put down by thr diselosnremadc on the trial we ure told that an rflirt wus ii.iule to postpone tho trial until blithe clocii which would enable the ibricutors of ibis malicious tale to have cpt up their suspicions a motion was made on siirday to ac quit ue.iuehuinp on the grind that the siamc which defines and " unishes mur der wus repealed by nn iicnusscd junu try 12th is24 lo " unicd thc pen al laws on monday cvning judge davidge decided ihat alt ho he kentucky statute is repealed yet us iwas only de claratory of the common l.w the latter is still in full force in thi-state : the motion was ovenuleil uni sentence of deatb passed upon the pisoner his execution is to take place o friday live ill of july next at first lhe court mcniiiueil lhe 26th of june as lhe day of exeiutlon his counsel asked a longer turn ; lhe court assented thc prisoner himself rose und snid he wished u longer time in order to write something concerning hi death for the benefit of those whom he valued was considering how fur to extern t lie lime he ayuin rose and snid he regretted that the short time proposed by the court compelled him to usk a few days mote â€” it was not for a/ew days of it life which his country had declared forfeited that he asked but for time to write something lor the benefit of those nearer and dearer to him than life itself j made in favor of claimants to land nut lot in said dl.trli i i ontalned in the re b-bwfniwlljljwv v.-^i^'.wv ,<'(.. i ' * ","â€¢ , â– ' i hie in . ,, â– " ' l ding lo law he aiid the same era hereby confirm d united states laws *â€¢- . maauuaru , m f\r h rn,,c,cn%Â».)l i'-',,lu if resnttativee of the *.',,./Â«. states sj america in ( in re anembled thai he iblli ,,. mm l.e.uiultlicy are lle,el.v.,',.sp,'clâ€ž,.|ynppro|iri med for defraying tbe expensoa of the iwfor the year one tliuu-and eight hundred mil twen ty-elx in addition to the i i heretoforeannro prlated by law for thai object that la to say - i'or pay and subsistence nl petti officer and lor pay nl seamen olher than those al nan yards shore itatlons and in ordinary ilxty-als thousand eight huudied and nlnoty.aevtn l.,i lara see 9 i ... ieltf rthcr enacted that all the report abatracta and opinion made unil forwarded by the wo commis sioners in aid district subsequently lo the first day of january elghiorn hun dred and twenty ave ihe period at which that ho.ud expired by law be ami u q tame are hi reby recognised a valid and confirmed us aforesaid | and the aid j oiniiiissii mi s und their secretary hall lie eiiiitlrd to receive the same compen sation ns ihey were authorised to demand by inw pilor to hint day up to the lime at which the receiver and register took po..e..lon ol thc . record in ouedlenco to an aci ol the third day ol m.rch eigh teen hundred and twenty live entitled â€¢ an act for a.cortolnlng , loimi nd iiii to i mils in ihe territory of florida ice sc 3 andb itfurth enacted that the spanish claims contained in special ii p.ici from one io tinny reported n of congress approved may eighth eigh teen hundred and twenty-two entitled " an acl for ascertaining claims and title to land hi too territory of florida be and the same are hereby confirmed to the claimants ill possession sec 4 and be it further enacted that the claims to lot in report and abstract k recommended for confirmation ns equitable title with the exception of the lust teli be ami the simie are hereby de clared valid iiiki eon firmed ami the claim of ih t allelic inhabitant to a lot on svliich ihe church stands be and the same is hereby confirmed to them lor ihat use so long as ills occupied for that purpose tub fl'-lv society the annual mcetinj of the society for ameliorating the condition of the jews is recently held in new-york a new york paper my that the annual report of the board of man gen which gave a succinct hl.tory of the operation of the society for lhe past yeur rendered il Â« pretty evident thut tho transactions of the society had been of a very unsuccess ful und unfortunato character a farm has been purchased ill westchester for tho commencement of the utopian scheme of colonisation and n few jews pinned thereon ; but they most if not nil refused to conform to the regulation anil soon abandoned it and in thc coiirso of lhe year a vast nmoiint <â€¢' mo n.y â€žâ€ž r ..,â€ž, ,â€ž. ip;i thousand had been expended a portion of these funds it will be re collected was collected in this pint of thc country by mr frey who has since with drawn from the concern for provisions fbrty-thrcc thouiand clithl hundred and lixtj elghl dollars for mediolne and hospital store four thou and dollars for repairs and wear and tear of vessel nlnoty thousand dollars the masonry ol tho temple nf tl c sun ut cusco peru is beautifully niiil substantially put together lhe stones cut and grooved so nicely lh.it a needle roulil mil he lo cod betwixt them the art of doing this work is inst â€” il is said lliey used lhe juice of it certain herb the m id if which softened tin ones no euro pean ever equalled it bee 3 and lm il fliriher e re thai the several appropriation hereby made hall be paid uni oi any money in the i'reaiury not olli erwiae appropriated i provided h .- â€¢. r llial no money appropriated by tin act shall be pan to any person lor lus compensation who la in an ears to lhe l'iuli-,1 slali until such pel sun shall have accounted for and paid into the trea un all a for which he may lie liable i'rt.x l,d,fai hue thai nothing in tllll section eo.u.i i le,ll,.,,,â€žâ€žl ,,,!,, i â€ž.,,..,. finnillledepieeial f fiva-ui'l llulc-r c i , 1 by such person in bo expended in the public service inn in all cases where the pav or kllar of am person la withheld in pursuance ol ibfa act ii shall be the duly of lhe i intlng ill eer if demanded by die parly lus agent or at torney to report forthwith to the agent of the treaaun deparlmcnt tin balance due and ii shall l,e ihe duty of the said agent within sixty lavs therealter lo order lull to ha commenced against such delinquent and his aun tie i john w taylor speaker of tile house of itopn entativca john c calhoun vice-presldenl of the united stales and prcaident uf ihe senate approved april 5 18 b john i)lt\'cv adams language spoken on the continent the engll.h language is said to be spo ken in america by eleven and a half mil lion of people ; the spanish ten mil lions ; the indian by seven and a half ihe portuguese by three j the french by one million two hundred thousand ; the dutch mid danish and swedish by two hundred thousand â€” being twenty seven millions in the whole of icople speaking european language in america in a case of child murder in philadel phia recently the jury were out three days and three nifchts when they agreed upon a verdict how ibis starving men inlo verdicts in any difficult case conduce to the ends of public justice we have ne ver been able lo discover if a juior eun dot be convinced bv an appeal to his judgment wc doubt much whether Â« cra ving appetite will enlighten it or lend to produre n correct derision however it may force his agreement to a verdict ol sonic kind georgian brooklyn junk i on monday the 8th ult a fishing com pany at riverhead l i commanded by captain noah youngs drew on shore in a seine 1,500,000 fish of the kind culled moss bunkers or bony lash which are used for manure the kivcrhcad bay which is about three miles across has yielded nbout nine millions of this fish which have been taken by eighty men and are valued for manure nt our rinlur per thousand â€” thus amounting to the handsome sum of 9000 dollars an act io extend the land di tri la in die in mmi v nf alkali ie nl ii court by the sen tie and house â– f tlepre sentalivet of the i nited stolen of america tn ( oneress anembled '. hat all thai tract of coun try in the territory of arkansas lying north of the base line and west of the l.awretioe i.iue district he and the same is hereby attached lo anil made a pint of said land district i and all that part of the territory of arkansas lying soil vl'llie btlc liiu and vest tf the ark 111 irirt : provided that nothing in thii act eon tained shall u construed as authorizing a sur vey or interference of any kind whatever upon any lands the right whereof is in any indian trine approved april s ik sc 5 and be it further enacted tint the claim contained in the report of the liecrivcr and register made lo the sec retary of the treasure in obedience lo u law of the lust session of congress ilnicil the thirteenth duv of july eighteen hundred and twenty-five he und the ' l,cc'zl',z\7,uhe r l%r"/,Â°r rua ted that lhe claim of francisco and fernando moreno neal loll san carlos de ll.u.in cab shall be so located as not to interfere wilh thc ground received by lhe laws and ordinances of ihe spanish govern ment for foils nor with that which has been lately selected for a navy-yard and naval depot by the navy commissioners and approved by the president of the united states it is slnteil in a late mobile paper ihat the " alabama sail manufacturing com pany have commenced thc manufacture of this important staple commodity â€” the works of this company were nearly completed anil ll was auppoacd nuuld answer the most sanguine expectations of the individuals interested these fish when applied to the land render thc poorest soil productive it is stated that 10,000 will make the worst land produce twenty buirlicls of wheat per acre thc expedition with which possengers arc conveyed by steamboats and post couches from one end of this conlineiil to the other is truly astonishing a genllemun left new york on the 22d april and arrived in new orleans via louisville on the morning of the s t ii of may having been only 15 days in per forming the journey a distance of isoo miles the u states mail is 23 days travelling the same distance an act fur altering the lime for holding one term of the dlatrict court for the western some extraordinary circumstances says the london globe are reported re specting h.ivti mr canning it is snid look the same steps wilh fiance regard ing haiti which he did with spain and the south american slates â€” sending a formal despatch to declare that if france did not recognize the independence ot hayti england would this il is stated led to the acknowledgement of the indc district of pennsylvania 1 i i ena id by the senate and holts tf tlepre i sentalix w Â»/ lhe united statet of america in congreet assembled i hat ihe n-iiii ol the iii â– trlct court of tho weatern diatriol of pcnn vl vuniu now directed to he held at i'ltttburg 111 the county of alleghany on ihe teoond men ilav nf he-tuber hall hereafter lie in id at tin same place on the third honda ol 0 tobi i in each year thereafter sec j ind be it further enacted thai all ac tions suits proceaset pleadings and oilier pro ceedings c menocd snd pending in lhe said 1 i court shall have day be heard and determined on the third monday of october in ihe same manner as they would have been on the second monday of october if this act had not o",..l approved april 5 1826 later accounts say that beauchanip has confessed the murder in consequence of the disclosures made by thc testimony on the trial of hcauchamp his wife wus sent for and ar raigned us an accessory with her husband her examination before two justice of lhe peace look place on saturday last but she was discharged for want of sufficient testimony to commit her for further trial confessions made by her were proved by which ii appeared she had ad vised him lo lhe execution of thc deed sec 7 and l,r it further enacted that tho claims in lots in reports i wilh tho exception of that on the square ferdi nand seventh be and the same are here by,approved und confirmed so far as ilia united sinles have any title to the same without prejudice to the lights of tho corporation and the lots reserved for market house and other public uses in the phn of the constitutional ctblldo arc relinquished and confirmed in ilia corporation of pen.acola â€¢ and ihe lots ihus re.erved and grained for church parish vicar school and cuatom-homc arc respectively et apart and confirmed lor lhe obj let let forth in the decrccb of said cabiitlo so far us tho united states have any title to thc same widioul preju dice us aforesaid provided that no claim on lhe public square of seville ferdinand seventh and thc square and harden on which lhe court house stands as laid off in said plan of lhe < abildo shall be allowed or recognised aa valid by this act ; and provided also ihat the confirmation of all thc said claims pro vided for by ibis act shall amount only lo a relinquishment forever on thc part of the united states of any claim what ever to the tract of land so con rmed or grunted sec 3 and be it further enacted that the lands fronting pensacola bay from lhe mouth of lhe log hayou lo a lino below tin tar point and llienrc hack lo the dayou selected by the navy coin missiunorai and uli the lands fronting suij bay und lor one mile bach us far us the grand lagoon shall be reserved frum sale or location for the use of the navy yard oi depot and for oilier public works of the united stales rnom tim amnnii'an r.in-icn 1 good guh.lt the editor saw the washington mail delivered in baltimore at ', o'clock and with his own blooded horse champion in harness went to thc general post of fice and paid his respects to the post master general at 9 o'clock of thc same morning leaving there some mornings after at 5 o'clock the same horse with out a blow or a word and without distress brnuitht him hack to breakfast with his family nt 9 o'clock the distance from one office to lhe oilier is little if any short of forty miles if time be money to nn industrious man this shews the economy of a blooded horse with foot and wind pcndcncc ofthc republic if the hay tion government had been aware of this cir cumstance france perhaps would not have received any pecuniary coinpcnsa lion for the gracious act of acknowledge meat the mcmiicrs of lhe university of cambridge i'.ngland arc jour thousand right hundred and sixty sir in number and those of the university of oxford jour thousand seven hundred eighty-two according io the respective calendars for i82f of those treat institutions an act to equalize the duties on veaselaol the republic ol columbia colombia and tlich judge washington anil chief justice mar hall have selected irom ibe papers lefi hy washington between three und lour hundred letters of his correspon dence with various individuals both be fore and since lhe revolution thcv arc committed wc understand o ihe hands nf messrs (. ary and lea of philadelphia for publication and will lorm a moil in teresting volume a y american | s e it enacted by ihe venule nm lhutr of ll.j.re it sentativesofthe united states of america in i'â€žâ€žt,v s , ii.â€ž,i '','.',/, that na nllier or higher ra teol duties shall be imposed or collected on vessels of the itcpublic orcolumbla colombia land their oargoea conuining artidi -. of the growth prodoee or manufacture of tald lie public than are or may lie payable u vessels of llu united males wilh cargoes couiposed ai aforesaid sec 2 and bo it further enacted that the secretary of ibe treasury he and he is hereby authorized to return sll duties which have been sue sed since ihe twenty-ninth january eigh teen hundred and twenty-six on vessel of the republic of columbia colombia and their , irgoea ol the growth produce or manufkc lure of uu ail republic beyond the srtiounl which would have been payable nn ve-s.-ls of tin i'nileil siit'i and cargoes composed a albreaald imported therein i and thai th same allowance of drawback on exportation in v , tela of the republic of columbia colombia be made as on the like exportation in vcaiela i hie united states see .:. ami belt further enacted thntthii aci shall continue and be ii force during the lime iliat lhe equality fur which ll provide shall in all respects be reciproctcii i thc porn of lhe republic of columbia colombia)i and if at any time hereafter the said equality alull not in reciprocated in he porta ol lhe tald republic the president may and he is hereby authorized in isaue lus i'roclumniion declaring thai lad whereupon tins est shall oa'ase and determine spanish taverns â€” the spaniards di ink little ni a lime but frequently and tav erns are very numerous in the streets of madrid they are all nlike beneath a score or so of quartillopots hung up to thc wall by the handles is a counter and underneath ihat are stored away two or ihroe large gout skins which contain the vino tinlo de tu manch from which is fill ed lhe measure whieh the woman of the house lor the most part coarsclookiug and old birngs you with a most gracious sim per at night t*csc retreats of the jovi ally disposed part of the community arc lighted by copper lamps with lour sock els suspended from the roof at the farther end from where you enter n cur tain lucked up discovers a place lighted and set out wilh tables in tho same man ner us the first and at night ihese tubles are filled wilh company â€” mlesjiagnoles a writer in sno>vdcn's advocate spca king of thc trifling nature of the subjects which so often occupy the time of con gress aptly illustrates tho folly of it by nn amusing anecdote " a hole was once discovered in the ceilinp of lhe house where eonprrss was in session a long debate ensued as to the manner of hav ing it remedied the house adjourned and the matter was postponed for discus sion to thc following day in ihe inte rim u member probalily mr herrick procured a little morlar and slightly plas tered up the hole the member us semblcd next day wilh many learned speeches in store when lo ! they discov ered to their surprise that thc hole was decently stopped up gymnastic f.xerciscs have been intro duced at harvard college cambridge muss to the great advantage bodily and mental of the students many of the papers have published a notice of one hiram hull lo his friends and relatives requesting them not to vis it him for two years the general rea der sympathised with poor hiram whom ihey suspected to lie a thoughtless gen erous eu ted fellow eat out of house and home by his cormorant kinsfolk the truth is that hiram has been sent lo the state prison for a couple of years â€” and it is there that he docs not wish lo see his relations ho would be very glad wc suspect to sec them at home whatever their appetites might be from a late discussion in the house of commons wc learn that the government of england has 83 regiments of the line of which nine are btalloned in eng land and twenty three in 1'e.laiid he sides these there are thc depots of the fifty one regiments abroad which are composed wholly of recruits ond invalids hie nine regiments in england arc esti mated at 7-10 men caeh amounting to 6 060 men in kngland it is believed the rerimetus in ii eland arc more lull than those in england but computing them at 40 men it gives 17,030 regular troop in that island in july last thc pollux ditch sloop of ' wai , capt eeg dl.covered a tew and well peopled fuland in the pacific to which thc name of nederlandioh isltnd was giv en in latitude and longiiujc laid down at 7 deg 10 min 3 and 177 deg 33 min if sec e from greenwich the native were athletic and fierce great thieves ond from their showing no symptoms of fear when muskets were dischaiged evident ly unacquainted wilh lire arms sec '.'. and be it further enacted tim the proper accounting officers of tho treasury department be and they are hereby authorized t receive and adjust iho accounts of the commissioners up pointed to ascertain claims und liiles u land in bast ond west floiida for the ( ontlngent i <]" nse i oi . ild commit toni rs and 10 pay the same oui ol any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated '' '-" " . i april the editor of ihe new york national advocate says thai s2000 ate collected in the first ward of that city and glooo in the sixth ward for the relief of mr jefferson an act to confirm the reports ol the commit inis.eiiii'i i ..,' ' r'aiiiiiii ''â€¢"' i . ulei to i.aud in weil florida and lor other pur pc . . be it enacted by the senate and house t_l hefiretentatlvet tf the united states ol america in congresi assembled that ull lhe decisions in.idc by the commission eis appointed to ascertain claims and title to land in ui strict of wet florida seventeen years since thc entire pop illation of the now flourishing village of lcchmore point mass consisted of one old bachelor and two old maids there ure now three hundred iiii'j ninety-six children in tile village thc ftatc hank of alabama was to be removed from cahowba to tusculgoso on the twenty-third instant cherry trees will not grow at av hele na gooseberry und currant mes be come avtr-greeils and do nut bear ft ult

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wt*k*im m*m inw the term of ihe western carolinian arc g per annum or g 50 if hold in advance .. n " iv'l'.i'(t.i l r,iirt ; wii w.ipvi tftt.'pbwfi aii ariliemenu will bo inmrted at rfty cents u'i's(;u;ire lurl'ne lilsl iim-rllim mid iweiity-livc cent for each subsequent one all letter addressed to the pdltor must be postpaid nr llie.v will not be intended to i â– 8 senatolts tho following will show when the ntt,tnii , i>nr;iy 1 ii-b f e appointed will expire in i8st â€” messrs holmes mills rnv bins edward of con van huron mc ilvaine plndliy clayton smith han tlolpli l'.aion ruggle noble reed benton seymour 1839 â€” messrs chandler bell lloyd knlghti dlcker.on taaowell van l>yke branch hayne cobb ohnson of ky white john.on of lou william i thome king in 18.11 â€” messrs woodbury willcy i base siinilfoid murks chamber her lien rowan harrison hendricks kane i'iclicns hanoi mai on harper doll lii.ny norfolk herald r.r.xim-.to i ken may 2j l itmoboam o i'll ( li.xl 1,1 i ol shurpe w.e l ,â€ž,â€ž,... u ciose on i n lay ovenlng la.t the jury wÂ«m oui about i o'clock and in bss than nt hour returned with a verdct of guilty we ure informed thrprisoncr received it with consiileruble ortittule the evi dence was vcrv suing ntruinst him it was in proof dial ie hud made threats against col sharp life some lime be fore the muraer wis committed â€” that on his return hi r.'toul tho very man in whose presence ie had nude lhe llircut thnt he nail been 0 frankfort and carried home the tidjiagoj li'ar mid victory und when uskid the news made no mention of sharp dentil firtbcr tlinii might be inferred from ihe rimark about the red jht c mrs sharp wear lo his voice in tho most pointer and direct manner and says his sizi corresponds the whole fabrication olcol sharp's murder hiiving been tho resill of political ani mosity and of patrici ii ll.irby's being in anv wny concerned is completed put down by thr diselosnremadc on the trial we ure told that an rflirt wus ii.iule to postpone tho trial until blithe clocii which would enable the ibricutors of ibis malicious tale to have cpt up their suspicions a motion was made on siirday to ac quit ue.iuehuinp on the grind that the siamc which defines and " unishes mur der wus repealed by nn iicnusscd junu try 12th is24 lo " unicd thc pen al laws on monday cvning judge davidge decided ihat alt ho he kentucky statute is repealed yet us iwas only de claratory of the common l.w the latter is still in full force in thi-state : the motion was ovenuleil uni sentence of deatb passed upon the pisoner his execution is to take place o friday live ill of july next at first lhe court mcniiiueil lhe 26th of june as lhe day of exeiutlon his counsel asked a longer turn ; lhe court assented thc prisoner himself rose und snid he wished u longer time in order to write something concerning hi death for the benefit of those whom he valued was considering how fur to extern t lie lime he ayuin rose and snid he regretted that the short time proposed by the court compelled him to usk a few days mote â€” it was not for a/ew days of it life which his country had declared forfeited that he asked but for time to write something lor the benefit of those nearer and dearer to him than life itself j made in favor of claimants to land nut lot in said dl.trli i i ontalned in the re b-bwfniwlljljwv v.-^i^'.wv ,vdcn's advocate spca king of thc trifling nature of the subjects which so often occupy the time of con gress aptly illustrates tho folly of it by nn amusing anecdote " a hole was once discovered in the ceilinp of lhe house where eonprrss was in session a long debate ensued as to the manner of hav ing it remedied the house adjourned and the matter was postponed for discus sion to thc following day in ihe inte rim u member probalily mr herrick procured a little morlar and slightly plas tered up the hole the member us semblcd next day wilh many learned speeches in store when lo ! they discov ered to their surprise that thc hole was decently stopped up gymnastic f.xerciscs have been intro duced at harvard college cambridge muss to the great advantage bodily and mental of the students many of the papers have published a notice of one hiram hull lo his friends and relatives requesting them not to vis it him for two years the general rea der sympathised with poor hiram whom ihey suspected to lie a thoughtless gen erous eu ted fellow eat out of house and home by his cormorant kinsfolk the truth is that hiram has been sent lo the state prison for a couple of years â€” and it is there that he docs not wish lo see his relations ho would be very glad wc suspect to sec them at home whatever their appetites might be from a late discussion in the house of commons wc learn that the government of england has 83 regiments of the line of which nine are btalloned in eng land and twenty three in 1'e.laiid he sides these there are thc depots of the fifty one regiments abroad which are composed wholly of recruits ond invalids hie nine regiments in england arc esti mated at 7-10 men caeh amounting to 6 060 men in kngland it is believed the rerimetus in ii eland arc more lull than those in england but computing them at 40 men it gives 17,030 regular troop in that island in july last thc pollux ditch sloop of ' wai , capt eeg dl.covered a tew and well peopled fuland in the pacific to which thc name of nederlandioh isltnd was giv en in latitude and longiiujc laid down at 7 deg 10 min 3 and 177 deg 33 min if sec e from greenwich the native were athletic and fierce great thieves ond from their showing no symptoms of fear when muskets were dischaiged evident ly unacquainted wilh lire arms sec '.'. and be it further enacted tim the proper accounting officers of tho treasury department be and they are hereby authorized t receive and adjust iho accounts of the commissioners up pointed to ascertain claims und liiles u land in bast ond west floiida for the ( ontlngent i